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<span class=large>THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES</span>
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CHAPTER 22
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Paul recounts the story of his conversion and also tells of seeing Jesus in a vision—He is accorded some privileges as a Roman citizen.
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Men,</span> brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence <i>which I make</i> now unto you.
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(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
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I am verily a man <i>which am</i> a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Rom. 11: 1.">Jew</a>, born in Tarsus, <i>a city</i> in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/22/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="Deut. 33: 3.">feet</a> of <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/22/3c" mark="c" type="A" title="Acts 5: 34.">Gamaliel</a>, <i>and</i> taught according to the perfect manner of the <sup>d</sup><a href="acts/22/3d" mark="d" type="A" title="Acts 26: 5.">law</a> of the fathers, and was <sup>e</sup><a href="acts/22/3e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Zeal.">zealous</a> toward God, as ye all are this day.
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And I <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 8: 3; Acts 26: 10; 1 Tim. 1: 13.">persecuted</a> this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
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As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 9: 2.">letters</a> unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
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And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Visions.">light</a> round about me.
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And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 9: 4 (1-9); Acts 26: 14 (9-17).">Saul</a>, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And I answered, Who art thou, Lord?  And he said unto me, I am <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 23: 9.">Jesus</a> of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
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And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 9: 7.">voice</a> of him that spake to me.
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And I said, What shall I do, Lord?  And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
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And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
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And one <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 9: 10.">Ananias</a>, a devout man according to the law, having a good <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/22/12b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Tim. 3: 7.">report</a> of all the Jews which dwelt <i>there,</i>
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Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sight.">sight</a>.  And the same hour I looked up upon him.
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And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Will of.">will</a>, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
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For thou shalt be his <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 24: 48 (45-49); Acts 9: 15; Acts 13: 31 (29-33); Acts 26: 16.">witness</a> unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
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And now why tarriest thou?  arise, and be <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Baptism; TG Baptism, Essential; TG Conversion.">baptized</a>, and <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/22/16b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Washing.">wash</a> away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 10: 10 (9-18); Acts 11: 5 (1-18).">trance</a>;
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/18a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Appearances, Postmortal.">saw</a> him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
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And I said, Lord, they know that I <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 8: 3 (3-4).">imprisoned</a> and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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And when the blood of thy <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/20a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Martyrdom.">martyr</a> Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/22/20b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 11: 48 (47-49).">consenting</a> unto his death, and kept the <sup>c</sup><a href="acts/22/20c" mark="c" type="A" title="Acts 7: 58.">raiment</a> of them that slew him.
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And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 26: 17 (17-18); Rom. 11: 13.">Gentiles</a>.
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And they gave him <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/22a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 27: 32.">audience</a> unto this word, and <i>then</i> lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a <i>fellow</i> from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
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And as they cried out, and cast off <i>their</i> clothes, and threw dust into the air,
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The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 21: 34.">castle</a>, and bade that he should be examined by <sup>b</sup><a href="acts/22/24b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Cruelty.">scourging</a>; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 16: 37; Acts 23: 27.">Roman</a>, and uncondemned?
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When the centurion heard <i>that,</i> he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman?  He said, Yea.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 23: 26.">chief</a> captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom.  And Paul said, But I was <i>free</i> born.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/29a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST Acts 22: 29-30 (Appendix).">Then</a> straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
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On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was <sup>a</sup><a href="acts/22/30a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 23: 28.">accused</a> of the Jews, he loosed him from <i>his</i> bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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